IED Clearance Good Practice Guide

Clearance Plan

Title: Al Obady Wheat Store

Organisation Ref: GS006

Supporting document reference: Global Solutions Medical Support SOPs In accordance with GS Medical Support SOPs, each team is to have a dedicated 2-person unit on standby as a CASEVAC team, equipped with stretcher, first aid kit and explosive ordnance detecting equipment for the worst-case scenario, and tested communications with the team leader. Each team will have an ambulance in close proximity; the ambulance may support more than one team, but it is to be in tested communications with the team leaders and to be no more than 2 minutes’ travel away from the team leaders’ location. Immediate actions: • If an uncontrolled explosion occurs or other incident or there is receipt of emergency communications – all personnel are to stop work and look to their team leader. • Team leaders are to communicate to all (teams and medical support) which area / team is affected; all other teams are to return / remain in their rest areas. No work is to continue. • Medical support is to be mobilised via an already designated safe route to the team managing the incident. • If appropriate, the CASEVAC team is to mobilise to the hazard area under command of the team leader / deputy ensuring the route is cleared and marked. Be prepared to administer first aid in the hazardous area, guide a medic into the hazardous area and extract a casualty from the hazardous area. • Medical support: Be prepared to enter a hazardous area only after it has been cleared and marked appropriately by the CASEVAC team. o The lead for all medical support is the Global security medic who will coordinate medical support and decide the best option for CASEVAC. • Team leaders: o You will ensure the CASEVAC team makes all reasonable effort to not create further casualties through their actions. o You are to manage the team and the medical support, delegating personnel to man the HLS (if appropriate) and vehicles to promote a speedy CASEVAC. • Supervisor: o You are to ensure that the above is carried out correctly and communicate back to the operations staff in a timely manner with the following information, at a minimum:  Location of incident  Brief description  Any additional support required  Number and names of casualties  Extent of injuries  Location you intend to take casualties to and how o The supervisor is to continue to keep the operations staff informed of further developments.

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